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Veitshöchheim Palace

Germany · 18th century

Founded
1705
Style
Baroque architecture
Architect
Johann Balthasar Neumann
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Location
Veitshöchheim
Coordinates
49.8317°, 9.87467°
Veitshöchheim Palace in Germany
Photo: Haeferl · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Veitshöchheim Palace is a former summer residence of the prince-bishops of Würzburg, and later of the kings of Bavaria, in Veitshöchheim near Würzburg. The palace complex is known for its surrounding Rococo garden.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Veitshöchheim” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Veitshöchheim Palace ranks #4,174 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #341 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1705, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,502 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 91 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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